[Erin]I now understand what he meant by saying I should have remained at his side like an obedient doll that he considers me to be. Well, scratch the part where I say that I am obedient because I am obviously not, and the only reason I am doing all of this is that he scared the very crap out of me.I still have no idea where we are going, but judging the amount of cars and armed personnel convoyed around tells me something that this trip isn’t just an ordinary out of the mansion kind of thing, and it doesn’t sit right in my gut.I am not a fortune teller, but hell, only a blind person could not see the tension hanging between Nikolai’s furrowed brows and Akim's rigid figure in the passenger's seat, as well as the persistent grasping of his gun concealed within the holster attached to his side.The car is heavily tinted, and I bet it is also bulletproof. I have no idea what Nikolai does for a living, but having me as his prized purchase

Chapter 34: Welcome Back[Erin] After Nikolai's statement, the rest of the trip passed without incident, and I became completely deafeningly quiet. I was hurt. Of course, that was so silly of me. Like, how am I supposed to forget that? What is it about a simple gesture from him that causes me to believe that something has changed between us? Or the way he would treat me? How can I ever forget that painful truth about how my life thrives beneath the soles of his feet?Yes, I couldn’t ignore the fact that he made me feel things that I wasn’t supposed to be having. That I should drill it up into my head how Nikolai made my life miserable and depressive. He took away everything from me.How can I ever forget that?The corner of my eyes suddenly warmed, and my vision blurred as I held back the tears threatening to fall down my cheeks. Yes, I know. I've tried to convince myself that I have no choice but to carry on with this miserable existence of mine. But every t

[Erin]The collar around my neck just fit right. Not too tight, not too loose. It has a soft cushion underneath the cold silver circlet, don't wouldn't feel cold against my skin.Nikolai acted so nonchalantly right after he put the thing on me. He even petted the top of my head like some good dog obeying its master. All I could do was shot him a hateful stare before I pushed myself up and dusted my dress. Adjusting miserably to at least cover with little modesty, and followed right behind the beast. Conjuring up a million ways to murder him inside my head.He humiliated me in front of everybody, and then, in just a span of ten seconds, his aura wholly changed into a whole different persona. Now, he wasn't even giving me a single glance. If ever I act out in haste in this place, I'll be good as a lump of dead meat. Just like he said, no one will ever look after him.Akim, later on, joined our little procession as we made our way towards the grandest establ

[Erin]I still can't believe Nikolai spent so much money on that type of stone. Well, it is actually a rare diamond in vivid color pink as it explained why it has become so expensive. It just hurts me that a piece of stone—beautiful at that—even cost more than a life of a person, and it sickens me.  But, who am I to object? I have no say in this place. I am merely an object merely used for entertainment, a decoration to be flaunted for everyone to see.As I push all of those dismal thoughts out of my mind, I direct my focus towards the stage, where the circus was doing death-defying acrobatics as part of their closing ceremony to express gratitude to all of the purchasers who participated in today’s auction. Honestly, to say the least, I say that I am entertained. Those fire breathers, hula-hoops jumpers, and contortionists bending their bodies inside out. Making me wonder where they put their bones?I was enjoying the show when I sudden

[Erin] My eyes were still wide, as I continued to feverishly search for the doorknob and twist it open before sliding out the door. My attention quickly shifts to my immediate surroundings, where I attempt to locate the butler who escorted me here, but he is nowhere to be found. Hence, I was unostentatiously trying to spot the curly-haired woman right on the long corridor, but instead, I was greeted with an already empty scene. How come she’s gone so quickly?I vigorously shakes my head, now that the fuzziness in my head had cleared, it occurred to me that I was completely alone. Why is it so quiet? There was supposed to be a raucous audience, clapping and cheering, but it was now so quiet that I could almost even hear a pin drop at this moment. Was the performance already ended?Where are Nikolai and Akim? Had they forgotten about me? Why would they just leave me here? Alone.I double-checked the door where I had come out to be sure that I was in fact